Wednesday, December 21, 2011

What types of food should hospital cafeterias serve?

People who get admitted into hospitals are there for specific health issues; to get themselves treated, to stay healthy at least during the time they are there, learn better health related habits...

Recently I had an ailing parent in the hospital and was there literally everyday. What did they serve at meals? Croissants, donuts, ice-cream and of course potatoes, fried foods... All these for patients!

The cafeteria is a whole different story. It had tons of desserts, baked, fatty, oily foods. Almost everything they served was either loaded with additives, preservatives, msg, sugar, excess salt etc.

What do you say to the hospital food management people? Is their goal to get patients more sick than they probably are before they come in? It would be an anomaly to find a hospital with healthy foods in their cafeteria or their vending machines.

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